Thornton Lee vs. Alex Serrano — Career Comparison

Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Alex Serrano
MillenialVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Thornton Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Alex Serrano as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Alex Serrano posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 0 and WHIP 1.000 compared to 3.56 and 1.358 for Thornton Lee. By the career numbers, Alex Serrano had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Thornton Lee and Alex Serrano

Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Alex Serrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Alex Serrano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.05
Alex Serrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.45
Alex Serrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.48
Alex Serrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.55
48.55
Alex Serrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Alex Serrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
Alex Serrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Alex Serrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Alex Serrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
921
3.56
Alex Serrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Alex Serrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Alex Serrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Alex Serrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Alex Serrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Alex Serrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Alex Serrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2327
8.98
Alex Serrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.98
8.98
Alex Serrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.47
Alex Serrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Alex Serrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Alex Serrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
838
3.24
Alex Serrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Serrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Alex Serrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
937
3.62
Alex Serrano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Alex Serrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Alex Serrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Alex Serrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.09
Alex Serrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Alex Serrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Alex Serrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9999
38.6
Alex Serrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Alex Serrano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1105
4.27
Alex Serrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Alex Serrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Serrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Serrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Serrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Alex Serrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9118
35.2
Alex Serrano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
36
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Alex Serrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Alex Serrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.6
38.6
Alex Serrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36

Fielding Stats for Thornton Lee and Alex Serrano

Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Alex Serrano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Alex Serrano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Serrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Serrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Serrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Alex Serrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Alex Serrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Alex Serrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Alex Serrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Alex Serrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Alex Serrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Alex Serrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Serrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Alex Serrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Serrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Serrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Serrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Serrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Thornton Lee and Alex Serrano

Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Alex Serrano
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
375
254.24
Alex Serrano
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
885
600
Alex Serrano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
566.1
Alex Serrano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Alex Serrano
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Alex Serrano
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
113.22
Alex Serrano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
91.53
Alex Serrano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Alex Serrano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Alex Serrano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Alex Serrano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Alex Serrano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Alex Serrano
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Alex Serrano
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Alex Serrano
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.79
29.69
Alex Serrano
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
143.05
Alex Serrano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
132.2
Alex Serrano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Alex Serrano
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Alex Serrano
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Alex Serrano
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Alex Serrano
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Alex Serrano
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Alex Serrano
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Alex Serrano
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
42.71
Alex Serrano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Alex Serrano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
84.75
Alex Serrano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.01
27.13
Alex Serrano
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Alex Serrano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
18.31
Alex Serrano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Serrano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
208
141.02
Alex Serrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Alex Serrano
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Alex Serrano
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
14.92
Alex Serrano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Serrano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Alex Serrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Serrano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Serrano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Serrano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Serrano
Career
Per 600 PA